Olly Alexander is having a moment.

And nothing bad happened, it just kind of happened naturally.

And so when we made the announcement recently, for us it had been a long time coming.

Olly Alexander

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How does “Starstruck” make you feel?

What does it awaken in you?

Good vibes, positivity, no problems, just happiness.

Its A Sin

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I wanted to create this moment of joyful abandon.

Especially because it wasn’t something that I was necessarily feeling at the time.

But it actually was a really fun experience and I was really happy to be doing my job again.

It was a Perfume Genius performance, and it really blew me away.

I watched it online I think it was for a TV show.

It was quite revolutionary to me.

I [was] 11 years old at this point.

But, of course, no one said anything but I was kinda worried someone might.

But once I had done that I was like, “There’s no going back.”

I liked the way it felt.

So, how does acting fulfill you in ways that music doesn’t, and vice versa?

And I get to have a lot of control over that.

I’m lucky that I get to do that.

I just want to keep doing both.

Are you able to fully see yet what being part ofIt’s a Sinmeans to you?

I don’t think I have properly processed it, to be honest.

Also, the lockdown has kind of made things all feel extremely surreal.

It’s not something that I think is going away, which is a good thing.

[Laughs] I have had a few scripts sent my way.

It’s so, so good to say that.

[Laughs] But really, it’s gonna be so hard to top that experience…

It was so fun and I would love to have another experience doing something else, for sure.

I just don’t know what it’s gonna be yet.

And why was it important for you to use your platform to say that?

You’ve got to say something."

And a lot of other LGBTQ people, of course, feature as well talking about that.

What for you was the most satisfying aspect of making that documentary?

These questions I had been holding on to.

And she was really honest with me, and I wouldn’t have had that without the documentary.

So I’m really thankful for that.